Golf Games: Vintage Golf Format

A very fun and interesting golf event format is the "Vintage" tournament.  This format can be simply for a foursome or a whole tournament. In the Vintage golf format, you pick a date on the calendar or perhaps an equipment technology level with which to base the tournament's gear upon.  For instance, say 1970 is the date.  The tournament is played as a regular tournament, except no piece of golf equipment (irons, woods, putter, golf ball) manufactured after 1970 may be used.  Typical gear selections may include persimmon woods, vintage blade irons, balata golf balls and perhaps Bull's Eye putters. Go back even farther in time to hickory shafts and imagine what score you might shoot. Playing this format can give a better understanding of what golf was like before all of the massive technological advances of the past 20 years in club and ball manufacturing, launch monitors etc.  The Vintage tournament format can make all those wins by golf greats like Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and Bobby Jones more meaningful.